JAI TMC-4200GE manual

10394 Rev . A See the Possibilities Operation Manual TM/TMC-4200GE Pr ogressive Scan Cameras[...]

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Page iii Notice The material contained in this manu al consists of information that is pro prietary to JAI Inc., and may only be used by th e pur- chasers of the product. JAI Inc. m akes no warranty for the use of its product and assumes no responsibility for any errors which may appear or for damages resultin g from the use of the information cont[...]

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Page v T able of Content s T abl e of Contents 1 Software Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Scope of the Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.3 Gigabit E[...]

Page vi T able of Contents 6 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.1 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 6.1.1 Before Installing Dual -T ap AccuPiXEL S eries Camera-Control Sof tware . 32 6.1.2 Installing the Software . . . . . . . .[...]

Page vii T able of Content s 9.3.2 Programmable Exposure-Continuous Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 9.3.3 Asynchronous No Shutter Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 9.3.4 Asynchronous Programmable Exposure Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 9.3.5 Pulse W idth Control [...]

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Page ix List of Figures List of Figur es FIGURE 1. Scanning for Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FIGURE 2. Intel Pro Install Choi ces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 FIGURE 3. Change and Remove Buttons . . . . . . .[...]

Page x List of Figures FIGURE 48. Please contact JAI Inc. for passw ord access. The password allows access to the EEPROM to rewrite factory default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 FIGURE 49. 12-Pin Conn ector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 FIGURE [...]

Page xi List of T ables List of T ables T ABLE 1. Hirose Connector , Pin Ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 T ABLE 2. GPIO Look-Up T able Input Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 T ABLE 3. GPIO Look-Up T able Output Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Page 1 TM-4200GE Sof tware Sof tware Introduction TM-4200GE Sof tware Operation Manual 1 Sof tware Introduction 1.1 Scope of the Document This manual describes how to access and use features of the JAI Gigabit Ethernet camera, the TM- 4200GE. The camera’ s different operation modes are described in the hardware section of this manual, which begin[...]

Page 2 TM-4200GE Sof tware Sof tware Introduction Note: Refer to the section on time -outs and packets in the Cam2Ne t User ’ s Manual for mor e information on packet size s for point-to-poi nt and networ ked applications. Communication with a GigE camera is completely transparent to the user , so if you are used to working with Camera Link® and[...]

Page 3 TM-4200GE Sof tware Sof tware Introduction FIGURE 1. Scanning for Drivers 4. The Driver Installation T ool dialog box appears with a listing of all NIC cards on the system. 5. Right click on the net driver desire d for the camera. If th e driver is an Intel Pro a high perform ance option is available for install. FIGURE 2. Intel Pro Inst all[...]

Page 4 TM-4200GE Sof tware Sof tware Introduction 3. Click the Change or Remove button as shown in Figure 3 on page 4. FIGURE 3. Change and Remove Buttons 1.4.4 Quick-S t art Use the following quick-start process when the Camera Interface Appl ication is installed on your PC. 1. Connect the camera. The Hirose pin layou t is shown in T able 1 on pag[...]

Page 5 TM-4200GE Sof tware Sof tware Introduction FIGURE 5. Select Camera Window 5. Go to the Acquisition tab and click S tart . An image stream should appear . 6. Click on the Configu r e button at the bo ttom of the Coyote screen, and open the GigE Camera Soft- war e dialog box. This is your integrated control software. Note: The color version (T[...]

Page 6 TM-4200GE Sof tware Connectors 2 Connectors The camera has two sockets, as shown in Figure 6 below: • 12-pin Hirose for power , trigger , RS-232 communication and TTL I/O. • RJ-45 for Gigabit Ethernet. FIGURE 6. TM-4200GE Back Panel Co nnectors These connectors are described in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2. 2.1 Power and Signals Connector[...]

Page 7 TM-4200GE Sof tware Connectors FIGURE 7. HR10A-10R-12P 2.2 Ethernet The GigE socket, marked on the camera’ s back panel as GigE , is a standard RJ-45 Ethernet socket. Use at least cat5e UTP cables (Cat6 cables are preferred). If you wish to connect the camera directly to a PC, you must use a cross-over cable. Refer to the Cam2Net User&apos[...]

Page 8 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera 3 Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera The configuration of the GigE camera consists of two parts: • The imager configuration ( CCD and control circuits) • The internal frame gr abber configuration The imager can be configured for partial scan, binni ng, and so on, just like a Camera Lin[...]

Page 9 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera T o use the integrated GigE camer a software, follow these steps: 1. Start the Camera Interface Application (th is is the Coyote application used above). The dialog box shown in Figure 9 appears. 2. Click the Detect button to detect the device and driv er in the “Device Actions” panel.[...]

Page 10 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera 3.2 Configuring the Imager T o configure the TM-4200 GE ’ s imager, use the integrated GigE cam era software that is part of the Cam2Net Camera Interface Application. Y ou can also use the dual-tap AccuPi XEL GigE control tool, but that will not update any internal grabber settings. S[...]

Page 1 1 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera 3.2.1 GUI Features Y ou can control the following camera functions using the integrated camera software. • Shutter Speed and Mode • Scan Mode • Gain Control • Offset Level • Memory Pages • LUT (Look-Up T abl e) Control • 8, 10, 12-bit Selectable • T rigger Input Location [...]

Page 12 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera FIGURE 12. Advanced Confi guration - Po rt Communicatio n 3.4.2 Exposure Control In Exposure Control, under the GigE Camera softwa re tab, shown in Figure 13, you can specify the shutter mode and set the shutter speed and direct shutter val ues. FIGURE 13. Exposure Control[...]

Page 13 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera Shutter Mode The exposure control has two different settings. Se lect the desired setting using the drop dow n list box shown in Figure 14. FIGURE 14. Mode Control Pull-down Shutter Speed The shutter speed setting, shown in Figu re 15, allows you to select the specific shutter speed for m[...]

Page 14 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera 3.4.3 Scan Mode The TM-4200GE camera has full and partial scan mode s as shown in Figure 16. The partial scan area allows you to select the different scan lines. When the scan ar ea starts from an od d line, for a color camera, an offset of 1 is added in the vertical direction. The TM-4[...]

Page 15 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera FIGURE 17. Programmable Scan Set Dialog Box. Enter the total number of lines desired in the scan insi de the Lines box and click the Apply button.The small dialog box pro vides a visual representation of the new scan size. The dialog box remains open until a dif ferent Scan Area setting i[...]

Page 16 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera 3.4.6 Gain Settings 3.4.6 (a ) Gain The Gain Settings control box, shown in Figure , all ows you to change the Gain value from 0 to 4095. T o change the value, either click on the up or down button beside the current setting or enter the value directly into the t ext box. 3.4.6 (b) R Au[...]

Page 17 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera FIGURE 19. Offset Leve l. 3.4.8 Look-Up T able The look-up table (LUT) control, shown in Figure 20, allows you to change two knee point values. FIGURE 20. Look-Up T able Enter X 1 , Y 1 , X 2 , Y 2 values directly to adjust the knee curv e. In the integrated camera software, the look-up t[...]

Page 18 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera FIGURE 21. Memory Pa ges T o reset memory page 1 to the factory default setti ngs, load memory page 0 and save those settings to memory page 1. Page 0 is password-protected and you cannot write to it. If you find that you do need to write to page 0, contact JAI Inc. for password access.[...]

Page 19 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring the TM-4200GE Camera 3.4.13 Save/Restore Settings to Y our Hard Disk T o save your current settings into th e XML file, go to the main menu, select “File” and click on Save As . The XML file saves all your conf igurations such as grabber settings, pulse generator , GPIO and language settings. The XML file[...]

Page 20 TM-4200GE Sof tware Configuring t he TM-4200GE Ca mera 3.4.15 Main Menu: “Option” 3.4.15 (a) T est Pattern The Grabber Settings tabbed dialog box has a check box to enable the test pattern that is internally generated by the integrated camera software. 3.4.16 V ersion V iew the version number of the Cam2Net camera interface a pplication[...]

Page 21 TM-4200GE Sof tware Signal Handling 4 Signal Handling This section briefly describes th e signal handling of the GE cameras in the following sectio ns: • See “Camera Inputs” on page 21 • See “GPIO Contro l Block” on p age 21 • See “GPIO Look-Up T able” on page 23 • See “GPIO Label T able” on page 24 • See “Pulse [...]

Page 22 TM-4200GE Sof tware Signal Handli ng FIGURE 23. GE Camera GPIO Control Block Inputs I0 th rough I7 can b e either external or intern al inputs to the look-up table. The outputs are used by the imager part of the GE camera. The HD and VD signals can be passed through, bypassing the GPIO look up table. Figure 25 o n page 24 shows a screen dum[...]

Page 23 TM-4200GE Sof tware Signal Handling FIGURE 24. GPIO Look-Up T able Q0 = I 4[...]

Page 24 TM-4200GE Sof tware Signal Handli ng FIGURE 25. The GPIO Configuration 4.4 GPIO Label T able T able 2 shows which GPIO inputs carry the different signals. The t op line for each label contains the default signal . T ABLE 2. GPIO Look-Up T a ble Input La bels Input Label Signal Description I0 TTL_IN(EXT_TRIG) TTL-input 0. Used for external t[...]

Page 25 TM-4200GE Sof tware Signal Handling T able 3 shows which output labels carry the out put signals. T ABLE 3. GPIO Look-Up T able Output Labels 4.5 Pulse Generators The TM-4200GE camera has four independentl y progra mmable pulse generators. Th ese generators can run as either periodic or triggered. T o run the pu ls e generators as triggered[...]

Page 26 TM-4200GE Sof tware Signal Handli ng Granularity = 1 Now check the Periodic option and change the camera settings to Async 9. This triggers the camera, based on the pulse width set in the Pulse Generator page. Be careful with the pulse generator ’ s GPIO input and output polarity . If the delay and pulse-width duration are switched around[...]

Page 27 TM-4200GE Sof tware GigE Series Camera Serial Commands 5 GigE Series Camera Serial Commands Y ou can control the GigE series cam eras by serial command either using RS-232 or Camera Link. The Start character is always “:” a nd the End character is always <CR> (return). For example, to set Asynchronous Pulse Width Mode, send the co[...]

Page 28 TM-4200GE Sof tware GigE Series Camera Serial Commands Command Parameter End of Cmd Ack. Response Description Lookup T able :LINR <cr> :o<cr> Set linear table :GM45 <cr> :o<cr> Set gamma .45 table :KNEE= X1Y1X2Y2 <cr> :o<cr> Set knees (X1, Y1, X2, Y2 = 00 - FF) :NLUT X <cr> :o<cr> Set Positive[...]

Page 29 TM-4200GE Sof tware GigE Series Camera Serial Commands T ABLE 5. Command Responses Command Parameter End of Cmd Ack. Response Description Miscellaneous :DUL= X <cr> :o<cr> Single T a p/Dual T ap Selection (X = 0 Dual T ap, X = 1 Sin gle T ap) :DDP= X <cr> :o<cr> Set Output Data Dep th (X = 0 8-bit, X = 1 10-bit, x = [...]

Page 30 TM-4200GE Sof tware GigE Series Camera Serial Commands Bit 2 Shutter 2 0000=Async no shutte r 0001 - 1000=Asyn c preset shut ters 1-8 Bit 3 Shutter 3 1001=PWC 1010=PIV Fixed Exposure 101 1=PIV PWC Bit 4 Shutter Mode 0 00=Continuous Preset Shutter 01=T r igger Preset Shutter Bit 5 Shutter Mode 1 10=T rigger Programmab le Shutter 1 1=Continuo[...]

January 31, 2007 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof tware Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Contr ol Softwar e Operation Manual TM-4200GE seri es. 6 Introduction The Dual-T ap AccuPiXEL software offered for the TM-4200GE is camera control softwar e. It is not used in image captur e, but rather to configur e camera fun[...]

Page 32 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction 6.1 Sof tware Inst allation Following are the instructio ns to install the Dual-T ap AccuPiXEL series camer a-control software on a PC. 6.1.1 Before Inst alling Dual-T ap AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof tware Please note the following requirements. • Y our compu[...]

Page 33 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction FIGURE 28. AccuPIXel Setup screen 6.1.3 Uninst alling the Sof tware T o uninstall the Dual-T ap AccuPi XEL series camera-control software from th e control panel, follow the steps below . 1. Open “Add or Remove Programs” in the control panel. 2. Select “Dual T a[...]

Page 34 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof twa re Introduction FIGURE 29. The “Add or Remove Progra ms” utility can uninstall older software. 6.2 TM/TMC-4200GE Camera FIGURE 30. Back of th e TM/TMC- 4200GE The camera must have all cables properly connected an d any required adapters installed and configured to allow the sof[...]

Page 35 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction 6.4 GUI Features The following is a list of camera functions that PC serial comma nds can control. The Dual-T ap AccuPiXEL series Camera Link cam eras use differential serial co mmunication through the Camera Link connector on the rear panel of the camera. The interfa[...]

Page 36 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof twa re Introduction 6.5 Operating The Control Sof tware 6.5.1 Exposure Control The TM-4200GE exposure control allows you to select Continuous or Trigger modes using the appropriate option button. Notice that Continu ous and T rigger mode offer slightly different menus. 6.5.1 (a ) Shutt[...]

Page 37 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction FIGURE 33. T rigge r mode uses a manual or sensor command to open and close the shutter . FIGURE 34. T o use Programmable s hutter speed, select Programmable. 6.5.1 (b) Expo (lines) The Expo (lines) selection of the Exposure Con trol frame determines how long the shut[...]

Page 38 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof twa re Introduction 6.5.1 (c) Scan Area Changing the scan area affects the im age resolution. If desired, the size of the scan area can be selected from the drop-down list box. When the Scan Area setting is used to designate the nu mber of lines, the rest of the Exposure C ontrol frame[...]

Page 39 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction FIGURE 37. Click the Apply button once the desire d scan is programmed. 6.5.2 Gain Control 6.5.2 (a) Gain Gain controls th e brightness of an image. If the g ain number is increased, (fo r example, 1000 to 2000) the image becomes brighter . If the gain number is decre[...]

Page 40 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof twa re Introduction FIGURE 39. The R Auto Offset box is checked only while the command is being set by the camera. T ap Selection: The TM-4200GE is capable of Dual-T ap or Single-T ap operation. Click the option button for the operation you prefer . Single-T ap operation does no t allo[...]

Page 41 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction FIGURE 43. Image Pre-Processing is act ivated by checking “Enable Blemis h Compensatio n”. 6.5.5 LUT (Look-Up T able) The Knee Control box allows you to set your own knee value to each LUT . See “Look-Up T able” on page 17 for more detail regarding the knee co[...]

Page 42 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof twa re Introduction The Gamma.45 option is designed to cause the camera to gather light for a resu lt very similar to what the human eye sees. The heavie r curved blue line represents the Gamma.45 LUT adjustment. FIGURE 46. Gamma.45 imit ates human eye sensit ivity when c reating an im[...]

Page 43 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Software Introduction 6.5.6 Main Menu: “Option” 6.5.6 (a) Password FIGURE 48. Please cont act JAI Inc. for p assword acce ss. The pa ssword allows access to the EEPROM to rewrite factory default settings. 6.5.7 EEPROM Dual-tap AccuPiXEL cameras have seven pages availabl e to restore th[...]

Page 44 Dual-T ap TM-4200GE AccuPiXEL Series Camera-Control Sof twa re Introduction[...]

Page 45 TM-4200GE Hardware Hardware Introduction TM-4200GE Hardware Operation Manual 7 Hardware Introduction 7.1 Product Description The JAI Inc. TM-4200GE series 1 is a Gigabit Ethernet output , high-resolution progressive scan CCD camera. The interline-type CCD permits full vertical and horizontal resolu tion of very high speed shutter images and[...]

Page 46 TM-4200GE Hardware Hardware Introduction 7.2 Features • Small size and light weight The printed circuit boards in the TM-4200GE have been arranged to create modular electronics, giving the camera flexibility . In addition, the use of miniature so lid-state components results in a compact, lightweight camera that is 51 mm x 51mm x 74mm in [...]

Page 47 TM-4200GE Hardware Inst allation 8 Inst allation The following instructions are pro vided to help you to set up your camera. W e su ggest that you read through these in structions before y ou unpack and set up the camera system. 8.1 Getting St arted 8.1.1 Unp acking Instructions W e recommend that you save the original packing cartons for t[...]

Page 48 TM-4200GE Hardware Inst allation 8.2 Camera Setup 8.2.1 Heat Dissipation The TM-4200GE is a compact 2k by 2k camera. Since all the electronics have been packed in a compact package, the outer case of the camera can become hot due to heat dissipation. For o ptimal performance, JAI Inc. recommends using a coolin g fan to set up a positive air[...]

Page 49 TM-4200GE Hardware Inst allation 8.2.2 (b) Ethernet Connector The GigE socket, marked on the camera’ s back panel as GigE , is a standard RJ-45 Ethernet socket as shown in Figure 50. FIGURE 50. GigE Ethernet Connector Use at least cat5e UTP cables (cat6 cables are preferred). Refer to the Cam2Net User’ s Manual for details. JAI Inc. rec[...]

Page 50 TM-4200GE Hardware Inst allation 8.2.3 (b) JAI Inc . Power Ca bles If you are using JAI Inc. power cables such as the 12P -02S, please refer to the 12-pin connector pin-out diagram below . The cable pin-out diagram is shown in Figure 51. The color- coded leads use Gray for Ground and Y ellow for +12V . FIGURE 51. 12P-02S Interf ace Cable (o[...]

Page 51 TM-4200GE Hardware Inst allation 8.2.4 Att aching the Camera Len s The TM-4200GE camera accepts 1.2-inch or lar ger format size C-m ount lenses. T o attach the C-mount lens 1 to the camera, carefully engage the threads and rota te the lens clockwise until it firmly seats on the mounting ring. Do not fo rce the lens if it does not seat prope[...]

Page 52 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9 Operation 9.1 Progressive Scanning Standard TV -system scanning is 525 lines interlace s canning as specified in th e RS-170 protocol. Every other horizontal line (odd lines and even lines) is s canned at a 60Hz rate per field, and the scanning is completed with two fields (one fr ame) at 30Hz rate. Because of[...]

Page 53 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.1.2 Programmable Scan Area In Programmable Scan Area Mode, users can specify bot h the start point of the active scan area and the total active lines through the serial communication commands. The area se lected by users is transferred out line by line. The rest of the lines are dumped out using th e fast dump[...]

Page 54 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 53. Bayer 1 FIGURE 54. Bayer 2 9.1.3 Full Scan Area 2x2 Binning TM/TMC-4200 CL has a 2x2 binning of the full scan ar ea. In full scan 2x2 binning mode, pixel (i , j) includes all the information of pixel (2i-1, 2j-1), (2i- 1, 2j), (2i, 2j-1) and (2i, 2j) in normal full scan mode (where i, j=1 2, ..., 1024[...]

Page 55 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 55. 2x2 Binning 9.1.4 Sub-sampling Digit al Zoom TM/TMC-4200CL has four sub-sampling digital zoom modes:1 x, 2x, 3x, and 4x. Effective pixels in these modes are 512(H) x 1024(V). In 1x mode, the out put video u ses all the pixels in the center 512 (H) x 512(V) of the CCD sensor . In 2x mode the output vid[...]

Page 56 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 56. Sub-sampling Digit al Zoom FIGURE 57. Sub-sampling Digit al Zoom 2 x[...]

Page 57 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 58. Sub-sampling Digit al Zoom 3x[...]

Page 58 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 59. Sub-sampling Digit al Zoom 4x T ABLE 7. Scan Area St art Point s 9.2 Bayer Color Filter (Color V ersions) JAI Inc. AccuPiXEL series colo r cameras are high-resolution, high-speed progressive scan CCD cameras. The interline transfer , prog ressive scan CCD permits fu ll vertical and horizontal resoluti[...]

Page 59 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.2.1 Color Filter Array JAI Inc. AccuPiXEL cameras use Baye r CF A (color filter array) as their standard prim ary color filter . This filter provides the most popular color inter polation supported by numerous software suppliers. The digital format allows the camera to output accurate pixel data, including the[...]

Page 60 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.2.3 St arting Pixel Configuration All manufacturers produce id entical Bayer CF As, but there are slight differ ences between the CCDs produced by different manufacturer s. The first line is generally R and G . The camera ti ming can be adjusted to start with eith er G or R by skipping the very first pixe ls a[...]

Page 61 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 62. Example of TMC-4200GE (Same as TM-4200GE) 9.2.5 Camera Functions AccuPiXEL color cameras perform all functions the same way as monochrome cameras. However, because of color characteristics, the LUT (Look-up T able) is different. The LUT is a powerful tool to adjust the dynamic range as well as color d[...]

Page 62 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.2.6 Timing Chart FIGURE 63. TM-4200GE T iming Chart Scan Mode AB C D U T Z tB dual single 1300 2392 1300 2392 1300 2392 1300 2392 1300 2392 728 1274 1924 3016 tC dual single 1024 2048 1024 2048 1024 2048 1024 2048 1024 2048 512 1024 256 512 tD dual single 276 244 276 244 276 244 276 244 276 244 216 250 1668 25[...]

Page 63 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.2.7 Interpolation Sof tware The color interpolation can be performed in the fr ame grabber or by using the host computer ’ s CPU. Most major frame grabbers with pr ocessing capability provide tools fo r color interpolation. Software vision packages also provide co lor interpolati on capability , but speed an[...]

Page 64 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.3.1 Preset Shutter T ABLE 8. Electronic Preset Shutter 9.3.2 Programmable Exposure-Continuous Mode The exposure time of TM/TMC-4200CL can be specifi ed from one video line to a maximum of one frame using the serial co mmunication commands in the Cont inuous Mode. There is overhead where the specified exposure [...]

Page 65 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 64. External T rigger Timing. 9.3.4 Asynchronous Programmable Exposure Mode In Asynchronous Programmable Exposure Mode, when an external trigger is applied, the exposure starts after one discharge s ignal (Vsub), which happen s after the trigger ’ s active edge is off. Because the discharge signal (Vsub[...]

Page 66 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 65. Asynchronous Programmable Extern al T rigge r 9.3.5 Pulse Widt h Control Mode In Pulse W idth Control (PWC) Mode, the exposure time is controlled by the external trigger . When an external trigger is applied, one discharge signal (Vsub) is generated right after the active edge of the trigger . The exp[...]

Page 67 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 66. Pulse Width Control T rigger 9.3.6 Particle Imaging V elocimetry Fixed Exposure Mode In Particle Imaging V elocimetry (PIV) Fixed Exposure Mode, when an external trigger is applied, the first time exposure start s the same as PWC m ode do es. It lasts a very s hort period (8µs). The second time expos[...]

Page 68 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.3.7 PWC PIV Mode The PWC PIV is based on PIV Fixed Exposure. In this mode, t he first time exposure is control led by the pulse width of the external trigger, which is similar to PWC mode. The real exposure time of the first image is equal to the pulse width of the external tri gger . The maximum trigger frequ[...]

Page 69 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.4 Dynamic Range Control FIGURE 69. Output and Blooming The typical interline transfer CCD has fixed noise levels based on dark current (thermal or KT noise), pattern noise, and the operating clock speed. In general, the level of the 20 MHz pixel clock CCD at room temperature is around 20 to 50 electrons. Th e [...]

Page 70 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation 9.5 External Sync and Pixel Locking The TM-4200CL accepts an external sync of standard HD and VD at TTL level for general locking to a system sync and clock. The freq uency requirement is as follows: Full Progressive Scan: fHD = 30.769 KHz ± 2% fVD = 14.79 Hz ± 2% (Internal Master clock = 80.00 MHz, Pixel cloc[...]

Page 71 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation FIGURE 71. Digit al Dat a Output Order for Config uration FIGURE 72. Field Video T iming--Cont inuous Mode T ABLE 10. Video Output Scan Area Data Clock Horizontal (pixels) V ertical (lines) ABCDE KL M N O A 40MHz 25 ns 1300 276 1024 0 0 2080 32 2048 00 B 1 100 100 10 00 C 620 120 500 D 385 135 250[...]

Page 72 TM-4200GE Hardware Operation T ABLE 1 1. External HD Locking and External VD Reset T ABLE 12. Async Reset Note: s1=1 s2=3 s3=7 s4=15 s5=30 s6=61 s7=122 s8=245 s9=PW Scan Area Pixel Clock Horizontal External HD Locking Timing (pixels) V ertical V ertical VD Reset Timing (lines) Freq. (kHz) Tim e ( μ sec) eA eB eC eD eE Fr eq. (Hz) Tim e (ms[...]

Page 73 TM-4200GE Hardware T roubleshooting 10 T roubleshooting 10.1 Problems and Solutions Following are troublesh ooting tips for common problems. In general, the pro blems listed in this section are solved by following these instructions. If there is no solution listed to th e problem you are encountering, contact a JAI In c. representative. 10.[...]

Page 74 TM-4200GE Hardware T rou bleshooting 10.1.4 Symptom: V ideo does not Display Properly Remedies: Open the Coyote software and click on the Display heading. If the display is set to Use video memory change it to Use system memory . 10.1.5 Symptom: Notebook Computer Driver Inst a llation Problems Remedies: The IBM T -42 laptop is unable to pro[...]

Page 75 TM-4200GE Hardware Appendix 1 1 Appendix 1 1.1 Specifications T ABLE 13. TM-4200GE Camera Specifications T able Feature TM-4200GE Imager 1.2" progressive scan interline transfer CCD Active Ar ea 15.15mm x 15.15m m Active Pixels 2048 (H) x 2048 (V) Cell Size 7.4µm x 7.4µm Display Mode (Active Pixels) 2048 (H) x 2048 (V) @ 15 H z (full[...]

Page 76 TM-4200GE Hardware Appendix 1 1.1.1 TM-4200GE Physical Dimensions FIGURE 73. Physical Dimensions GigE POWER 25.4 [1.00] 1”– 32 50.8 [2.00] 25.4 [1.00] 18.0 [0.71] EFFECTIVE IMAGE AREA 50.8 [2.00] 7.0 [0.28] 84.6 [3.33] 22.0 [0.87] 1 1.0 [0.43] 1/4–20 2X M6 25.6 [1.01] 21.6 [0.85] 8X M3 18.0 [0.71] – 6.5 [0.26] 93.3 [3.67] Gigabit Et[...]

Page 77 TM-4200GE Hardware Appendix 1 1.1.2 Spectral Response FIGURE 74. Spectra l Response 0.4 0.35 0.3 0.25 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 Wavelength (nm) Absolute Quantum Efficiency[...]

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